The wait is over for all of those writers whose chapters went to literary agent, Susan Armstrong, to read. She’s given feedback on all of the chapters, as well as choosing a winner and two runners-up. Congratulations to everyone! And huge thanks to Susan for being the judge this time around. [...]
You may have noticed that I’ve been very excited about Urbane Publications since signing with them. And it’s not just because they’re publishing my book! I’ve read several of the novels that have been published by them so far, some of which you can find out more about in the [...]
Welcome to Jenny Savill today. She’s a senior literary agent at Andrew Nurnburg Associates and the judge for the First Chapter Competition in June 2016. So I asked her some probing questions on how you can impress her with your submissions. Jenny, when you receive a 3 chapter submission what [...]
Today, I’m happy to welcome debut novelist, Yusuf Toropov, to the blog to talk about his thriller, Jihadi: A Love Story, that launched as an e-book on Christmas Eve and comes out in paperback shortly. It’s a challenging and gripping read that explores themes of love and whether what we [...]
Many thanks to everyone that entered the competition in December. I’ve been busy reading away this month and am excited to announce the long and shortlists. Again the standard was high so if your story appears here then you should know that it’s really got a lot going for it! [...]
A big welcome back to Sophie Duffy today who has kindly returned to the blog to chat about her latest novel, Bright Stars, which came out late last year. It’s a great read about four friends who meet at university and looks at how the things we do when we’re young reverberate throughout [...]